Felicity Kendall Huffman was born on December 9, 1962 in Bedford, New York. She is the daughter of Moores Peters, a banker, and Grace Valle Huffman.
Huffman attended The Putney School, a boarding school, in Vermont but graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. Huffman earned he college degree in 1984 from 

. She graduated from Circle In The Square Theater School with a 

 in Drama. Circle In The Square is a non-profit training program for actors that’s accredited by the the National Association of Schools of Theater.
Beginning her acting career in theater, Huffman started working in film in 1981 with a role on 

. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television shows. Huffman has won an Emmy and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for the role of Lynette Scavo in 

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